Symptoms

Most people with recurrent or long standing headache symptoms do not have a serious problem.

Most people who attend a doctor with problem headaches have Migraine in one form or another.

The people most at risk of serious disease are people with a headache of new onset.

You should read about 16 different causes of ‘Dangerous Headaches‘.

If you start to get a headache out of the blue, having never had headaches before, then you have a 2-5% chance of a serious underlying cause.

If you have a sudden onset, very severe headache out of the blue which persists then the risk of a serious underlying cause is close to 10%, and you must seek immediate medical advice.

Here’s a list of headache symptoms many people have found helpful over the years:

1. Sharp Head Pain
2. Headache in the Back of the Head
3. Pain behind the Ear
4. Headache on Top of the Head
5. Ice Pick Headache
6. Headaches due to Heart Disease
7. Headache when I cough
8. Sudden severe ‘Thunderclap Headache’
9. Dehydration Headache
10. Stress Headaches
11. Medication Withdrawal Headaches or Rebound Headaches
12. Headaches and Weight Gain

Managing migraine does not need expensive new drugs (there is a lot of talk about CGRP Monoclonal Antibodies which cost £300 per month).

I have written out a simple approach to managing migraine on a budget.

Severe Headache Expert 

For professional advice you can ask for a private appointment